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Interpretation of Statute

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Interpretation of items in Tariff Schedule

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Interpretation Act, 1889 (English)

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Shall

results or is contrary to the intention of the legislature as envisaged in a particular statute, the ordinary interpretation of the term is normally adhered to, Het Ram v. Ram Kunwari, (1975) All LJ 171: (1975) All Cr

Includes

contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element, (Collins Dictionary of English Language). Is used in an interpretation clause, it must be construed as comprehending not only such things as they signify according to their nature … generally in order to enlarge the meaning of any word or phrase occurring in the body of a statute, or in the normal standard sense, to mean 'comprises' or 'consists' of or 'means and includes', depending on

Act of Parliament

Lords and Commons; a British Statute, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 35. The principal rules for the interpretation of Acts of Parliament are the following:--(1) a statute begins to operate from the time when it receives the

Statutory exposition

Statutory exposition. When the language of a statute is ambiguous, and any subsequent enactment involves a particular interpretation o the former Act, it is said to contain a statutory exposition of the former Act. 1. The

Uses

if it existed, has failed owing to the equitable jurisdiction of the Courts of Chancery and the judicial interpretation by the Common Law judges of the meaning of this celebrated statute. Requirements of the Statute: There are

Interpretation Clause

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Interpretation and construction

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